Learning in America - Making Predictions

Reading A-Z
Make Predictions
Predictions encourage active reading and keep students interested, whether or not the predictions are correct. Incorrect predictions can signal a misunderstanding that needs to be revisited. Instruct students:

Look at the pictures, table of contents, chapter headings, maps, diagrams, and features. What subjects are in the book?
Write down predictions about the text. During reading, look for words or phrases from those predictions.
While reading, revise the predictions or make new ones.

TeacherVision: Directed Reading-Thinking Activity
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/skill-builder/reading/48610.html?detoured=1
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/skill-builder/reading/48711.html

Prediction Wheel
http://forpd.ucf.edu/strategies/stratwheel.html

eMINTS eTHEMES: Making Predictions
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00002484.shtml

Introduction to Predicting
http://www.miamisci.org/tec/introduction.html#predicting

Reading Clinic: Using Predictions to Help Kids Think Deeply about Books
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3868

Education World: Making Predictions
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/dailylp/dailylp/dailylp047.shtml

Read*Right*Think: Using the Prediction Strategy to Set Purpose for Reading
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=165